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D-Index
48
Citations
9660
World Ranking
4532
National Ranking
887

Gengdong Cheng publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gengdong Cheng sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 170 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Gengdong Cheng D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gengdong Cheng sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gengdong Cheng is affiliated with Dalian University of Technology in China and has a research focus primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics covered in Cheng's research include:

  • Topology Optimization in Engineering
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Fatigue and fracture mechanics

Cheng has published extensively in several academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Composite Structures

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cheng include:

  • Explicit control of 2D and 3D structural complexity by discrete variable topology optimization method, 2021, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • Reinforcement learning for automatic quadrilateral mesh generation: A soft actor-critic approach, 2022, Neural Networks
  • Three-dimensional high resolution topology optimization considering additive manufacturing constraints, 2020, Additive Manufacturing
  • Discrete variable topology optimization for compliant mechanism design via Sequential Approximate Integer Programming with Trust Region (SAIP-TR), 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
  • Effective mechanical properties of injection-molded short fiber reinforced PEEK composites using periodic homogenization, 2022, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials

Cheng frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, among whom the most frequent are:

  • Yuan Liang
  • Yinghao Nie
  • Kai Sun
  • Xiuchen Gong

The collaborative nature of Cheng's work is reflected in the repeated partnerships with these researchers, contributing to multiple publications across the core areas of study mentioned.

Best Publications

  • ε-relaxed approach in structural topology optimization

    G. D. Cheng;X. Guo

  • On the efficiency of chaos optimization algorithms for global optimization

    Dixiong Yang;Gang Li;Gengdong Cheng

  • Volume preserving nonlinear density filter based on heaviside functions

    Shengli Xu;Yuanwu Cai;Gengdong Cheng

  • STUDY ON TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION WITH STRESS CONSTRAINTS

    Gengdong Cheng;Zheng Jiang

  • Optimum structure with homogeneous optimum truss-like material

    Ling Liu;Jun Yan;Gengdong Cheng

  • Theoretical prediction and numerical simulation of multi-cell square thin-walled structures

    Xiong Zhang;Gengdong Cheng;Hui Zhang

  • A sequential approximate programming strategy for reliability-based structural optimization

    Gengdong Cheng;Lin Xu;Lei Jiang

  • Optimum structure with homogeneous optimum cellular material for maximum fundamental frequency

    Bin Niu;Jun Yan;Gengdong Cheng

  • Recent development in structural design and optimization

    Xu Guo;Geng-Dong Cheng

  • Multi-objective concurrent topology optimization of thermoelastic structures composed of homogeneous porous material

    Jiadong Deng;Jun Yan;Gengdong Cheng

  • A comparative study of energy absorption characteristics of foam-filled and multi-cell square columns

    Xiong Zhang;Gengdong Cheng

  • Novel implementation of homogenization method to predict effective properties of periodic materials

    Geng-Dong Cheng;Yuan-Wu Cai;Liang Xu

  • On the logic of design

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  • Energy absorption of axially compressed thin-walled square tubes with patterns

    Xiong Zhang;Gengdong Cheng;Zhong You;Hui Zhang

  • An identification method for enclosed voids restriction in manufacturability design for additive manufacturing structures

    Shutian Liu;Quhao Li;Wenjiong Chen;Liyong Tong;Liyong Tong

  • On topology optimization of damping layer in shell structures under harmonic excitations

    Zhan Kang;Xiaopeng Zhang;Shigang Jiang;Gengdong Cheng

  • A simplified nonlinear dynamic model for the analysis of pipe structures with bolted flange joints

    Yu Luan;Zhen-Qun Guan;Geng-Dong Cheng;Song Liu

  • Novel numerical implementation of asymptotic homogenization method for periodic plate structures

    Yuanwu Cai;Liang Xu;Gengdong Cheng

  • A sequential approximate programming strategy for performance-measure-based probabilistic structural design optimization

    Ping Yi;Gengdong Cheng;Lei Jiang

  • A new approach for the solution of singular optima in truss topology optimization with stress and local buckling constraints

    X. Guo;G. Cheng;K. Yamazaki

  • Discrete material optimization of vibrating laminated composite plates for minimum sound radiation

    Bin Niu;Bin Niu;Niels Olhoff;Erik Lund;Gengdong Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Xu Guo
Xu Guo Dalian University of Technology
Niels Olhoff
Niels Olhoff Aalborg University
Wing Kam Liu
Wing Kam Liu Northwestern University
Shutian Liu
Shutian Liu Harbin Institute of Technology
Stéphane Bordas
Stéphane Bordas University of Luxembourg
Raphael T. Haftka
Raphael T. Haftka University of Florida
Chien Ming Wang
Chien Ming Wang University of Queensland
Zhan Kang
Zhan Kang Dalian University of Technology
Liyong Tong
Liyong Tong University of Sydney
Glaucio H. Paulino
Glaucio H. Paulino Princeton University

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